Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son was named the Congress nominee from Shimla Rural as the party announced the names of its candidates for remaining nine seats, just a day before the filing of nomination comes to an end.
Relaxing the “one family, one ticket” formula, the party fielded Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress president Vikramaditya Singh from the prestigious Shimla Rural constituency, earlier held by his father, and State Minister Kaul Singh Thakur’s daughter Champa Thakur from
Mandi for the November 9 Assembly polls. The Congress had initially dithered over announcing the candidatures of Vikramaditya Singh and Champa Thakur, but gave in to pressure at the last minute, party sources said.
According to the party sources, the Congress was taking its “one family, one ticket” formula, whereby only one member of a family will be made party candidate, this was the reason for delay in declaring the candidates for Shimla Rural and Mandi seats.